A Hindu ascetic or holy man: standing, with his right arm raised above his head. Drawing, ca. 1880 (?).

Date:
[1880?]
Reference:
566394i
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The man's body is covered in ash and his forehead decorated with a red dot and three horizontal yellow lines; he is clean shaven and has long hair combed back and worn loose; he wears a saffron robe fastened around his chest and beads around his neck; he carries a staff and a pot

Publication/Creation

[1880?]

Physical description

1 drawing : pencil (?), with watercolour and gouache ; image and border 12.7 x 9.2 cm

Reference

Wellcome Collection 566394i

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